“I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year or two or three with these characters because if I don't, then I shouldn't be writing about them.” IfsThinkingWantWritingYearsTwoBookCharacterThreeNextAsksNext YearNew Books Author:Judy Blume
“I know where "Blubber" came from. It came from stories that my daughter told me when she came home from fifth grade. There was a kid in the class who was being bullied. We didn't even call it bullying then, that's what's so weird. Victimization in the classroom. The word bully was so out, was so not in use for all those years and now it's back big time.” KnowsYearsStoriesUseHomeBigsKidsClassDaughterGradesMy DaughterBullyingClassroomBullyFifthBulliedVictimizationBeing BulliedFifth Grade Author:Judy Blume
“Kids should read whatever they want to read. So I'm hoping that just like 15-year-olds read "Summer Sisters," I'm hoping that they'll read this.” WantShouldYearsKidsSummer Author:Judy Blume
“My mother never talked about sex. I was on the Dr. Ruth [ Westheimer] show once - this is years and years and years ago - and it was her Mother's Day show. And I didn't know what we were going to talk about but what she decided we were going to talk about was female masturbation. My mother had invited all her girlfriends. And you know these were all women in their late seventy's maybe they were in their eighty's by then and then and they were horrified because Dr Ruth had a little she had a little chart up you know "female masturbation".” KnowsYearsLittlesShowsMotherSexLateFemaleYears AgoDecidedGirlfriendDrsSeventiesInvitedEightyMothers DayMasturbationRuth Author:Judy Blume
“We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?” YearsMatterTogetherRememberFallWhat MattersFriends For LifeHow Far You've Come Author:Judy Blume
“I wanted to tell him that I will never be sorry for loving him. That in a way I still do - that maybe I always will. I'll never regret one single thing we did together because what we had was very special. Maybe if we were ten years older it would have worked out differently. Maybe. I think it's just that I'm not ready for forever.” IfsThinkingWayYearsStillsWantedTogetherForeverSpecialReadyRegretTenSorryNot ReadyNever RegretLoving Him Author:Judy Blume
“I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait until tomorrow to find out. And then it's possible I won't find out after all. Because some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.” ThinkingKnowsWayLifeYearsHappensWaitingKnow HowChangedTomorrowTruth IsSupposed To BeDeep DownI've Changed Book:Tiger Eyes Source: Tiger Eyes
“The child from 9 to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing.” WritingYearsChildrenInterestNine Author:Judy Blume
